Prairie Lake, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°20′46″N 91°42′54″W / 45.34611°N 91.71500°W / 45.34611; -91.71500
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Prairie Lake, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-65200[2]
GNIS feature ID1583977[1]
PLSS townshipT33N R11W
Websitewww.townofprairielake.com

Prairie Lake is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,532 at the 2010 census.[3] The unincorporated community of Wickware is located partially in the town.

History

Some of the early European Americans to walk the six mile square that would become Prairie Lake were the U.S. government's surveyors. In 1852 they surveyed the outline of the township on foot with chain and compass. Then others returned in 1854 to survey all the section lines.[4][5] When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:

This Township the Surface of which is mostly level or slightly rolling contains Several

wild Rice very abundantly which is gathered annually by the Indians and by them very highly prized as an article of food. There are no Settlers in the Township.[6]

Geography

The town of Prairie Lake is located southeast of the center of Barron County. Its namesake lake runs from northwest to southeast across the northeast corner of the town and extends north into the town of Stanley and southeast into the city of Chetek, where it becomes Lake Chetek. The Red Cedar River, a tributary of the Chippewa River, flows across the center of the town roughly parallel to and 2 miles (3 km) west of Prairie Lake.

U.S. Route 53, a four-lane expressway, crosses the town from northwest to southeast on land that is between the lake and the Red Cedar River. There are no exits within the town; the nearest access points are Exit 126 in Chetek and Exit 135 in Cameron.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km2), of which 33.2 square miles (85.9 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2), or 5.11%, is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the

Latino
people of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 528 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,048, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,164 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prairie Lake town, Barron County, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Land Survey Information". Board of Commissioner s of Public Lands. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Field Notes for T33N R11W". Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833-1866. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Daugherty, William E. "Interior Field Notes (Sept. 1854)". Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

External links

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